Thursday, July 19, 2018
Friday, July 13, 2018
Diabetic Foot Care
Patients with Type 2 Diabetes are also prone to diabetic neuropathy which commonly affects the feet—this, fortunately, can be accommodated by you and a qualified shoe fitter.
Diabetic neuropathy often manifests as numbness, tingling, temperature extremes and/or pain. Proper shoe style, shape, materials and size & width are vital in reducing diabetic foot discomfort. Also, due to a lack of foot sensation, a patient may not notice friction or deformity caused by an ill-fitted shoe—this may lead to abrasion, ulceration, infection and in many cases, partial or complete amputation of the foot. Proper shoe fit has proven to be a very effective means by which to prevent major injury to the neuropathic foot.
In addition to a well-fitted shoe, an accommodative insole, custom-molded or heat-molded to match the contours of the bottom of a patient’s foot, will provide further protection of the foot against potentially harmful pressures. If a patient’s foot has undergone partial amputation, accommodative insoles can be augmented with prosthetic fillers to improve shoe fit.
If you are diabetic, it is extremely important that you go to a qualified diabetic shoe fitter and orthotic lab to get the most out of your footwear and to help relieve any pain you may be feeling! Ask your practitioner about our QUADRASTEP adult prefabricated foot orthotics and see if they might be right for you!
Friday, June 22, 2018
CONGRATULATIONS to Family Foot & Ankle Care of Jasper on their new location and Shoe Store!
Family Foot & Ankle Care of Jasper, IN has moved their practice to a new location, allowing them to add a NEW Shoe Store. Congratulations to Dr. Tim Barry and his staff on the move and beautiful new location. The new address is 695 W. 2nd Street, Suite C, Jasper, IN 47546.
Dr. Timothy Barry and our friendly staff don’t just want your feet to feel better after walking through our doors; we want you to leave with peace of mind and happy with the care you received, too. We are dedicated to treating all our patients with kindness, empathy, and respect. We want you to have a full understanding of your condition and all the treatment options available. You deserve to have all the information you need to make the best decisions for your health, both in treatment and your life outside an appointment.
This attitude doesn’t just count in the exam room, but at the reception desk and billing as well. We seek to get you happily on your way with prompt speed and personal attention, answering any questions you may have.
NEW - Style & Comfort Footwear
Dr. Barry's team is pleased to announce the addition of their full service shoe store located next door to their practice. This will allow them to expand their already extensive shoe selection to fit every patient with the right shoe for their needs.
Come Visit!
Many people endure foot pain on a daily basis, believing their problem isn’t “serious” enough to warrant treatment, or that nothing can be done about it. Both ideas couldn’t be further from the truth! No foot pain is normal, and there is no problem too “minor” to avoid bringing to our attention.From ingrown toenails to bunions to trauma, Family Foot & Ankle Care of Jasper is prepared to treat a wide variety of conditions. A majority of problems can be treated with conservative methods, such as custom-made orthotics or medicines, and they will always employ them when they are a feasible option. If these methods don’t work, or the condition is just too advanced, then surgery may become a consideration. Dr. Barry is an expert surgeon who can perform a number of procedures in-office. For convenience, when surgery is needed, surgeries are performed in Jasper either at Memorial Hospital or at the Memorial Hospital Outpatient Surgery Center.
Regardless of what you come to see us for, from a plantar wart to a severe sprain, Family Foot & Ankle Care of Jasper will treat you with the same sense of caring and superior attention to detail.
Visit them at familyfootcareofjasper.com
Friday, May 18, 2018
ARE YOUR KIDS READY FOR SUMMER?
Make sure their littleSTEPS® Foot Orthotics or Gait Plates are the right size, because they play such an important role in your child's:
- Gait
- Posture
- Balance
- Comfort
Do A Quick Check!
Find the Next Size
CALL your practitioner and order the next size up!
If you need help finding a practitioner, try our FIND A PRACTITIONER tool on our website
Friday, May 4, 2018
Why Does Your Child Walk On Their Toes?
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“Get up on your toes” is a figure of speech urging you to prepare to start something energetically. But when your child appears to be walking on tiptoe most of the time, you sense that something isn’t quite right.
Many parents fear something dire is going on, whether it might be tightness of the Achilles tendons in need of intensive physical therapy, surgery or some neurological issue which sounds even worse. Fortunately, although those situations do sometimes happen, more commonly the answer is far simpler and easier to deal with.
Feet which overpronate (flatten) too much are unstable—there is a lack of ‘leverage’ during walking and running—which is a very inefficient way of getting around. To combat this, raising up on the toes puts the foot in a more stable position. Also, depending on the balance between the forefoot and the rearfoot and the tightness of the Achilles tendon, the heel may lift off the ground prematurely during the gait cycle.
In these cases, muscles, tendons and ligaments have to work extra hard resulting in early fatigue, achiness and pain, affecting their gait and their athletic activities. Over many years, this can lead to foot deformities and arthritic damage to the feet, knees, hips and back.
Most of the time, if your child can stand with both heels on the ground, there is no major tightening of the Achilles tendon. Fortunately, providing proper support and balancing of the feet with a good set of orthotics such as our LittleSteps pediatric orthotics or our adult versions for those over the age of 10 can help deal with the majority of these situations. Using good orthotics on a daily basis can change things rather quickly, decreasing the toe walking and allowing your child to participate fully in their sports activities with less fatigue and pain—not to mention preventing larger problems into adulthood.
For more information visit our website at www.clarkpodiatry.com.
At Clark Podiatry Center and the New Jersey Children’s Foot Health Institute, we want to keep you and your child walking!
#ToeWalking #ClarkPodiatryCenter #NJCFHI
Friday, April 6, 2018
Looking for a Practitioner in Western CT?
"Nolaro’s Quadrastep Orthotics are the closest thing to Stride Custom Orthotics that you can get without casting a patient’s foot. They’re more functional than many of the custom orthotics I’ve seen, thanks to the differing rigidity of each model and quad-specific rearfoot and forefoot posting. Quadrastep Orthotics can also be customized with additional posting, met pads and top covers! Nolaro co-founder Roberta Nole has invented a cost-effective bridge for the wide gap between over-the-counter insoles and custom foot orthotics."
Clinicians at Stride Pedorthic Center use a patented, proprietary method of gait evaluation that helps them to identify and relieve injuries that you may have sustained in weight bearing and gait. Stride’s system is so effective that it has helped clinicians to identify patients’ susceptibilities to injury which, consequently, has led to the prevention of foot, ankle, knee, hip and back pain.
Stride has a comprehensive Diabetic Shoe Program where you will be evaluated and fitted by our clinicians, who have years of diabetic shoe fitting experience and are eager to find the right fit for you. Stride provides diabetic approved shoe styles by New Balance, Anodyne, Orthofeet, and other premium manufacturers.
Stride has a comprehensive Diabetic Shoe Program where you will be evaluated and fitted by our clinicians, who have years of diabetic shoe fitting experience and are eager to find the right fit for you. Stride provides diabetic approved shoe styles by New Balance, Anodyne, Orthofeet, and other premium manufacturers.
Stride Pedorthic Center has many different shoe styles to choose from, including running, casual, diabetic and sandals from premium manufacturers such as New Balance, Vionic, Aetrex, Revere and more! We also carry a full range of accessories such as socks, foot care products, and shoe products.
Stride clinicians successfully treat hundreds of patients per year by communicating with their primary care physicians, pediatricians, physiatrists, physical therapists, surgeons, orthopedists, chiropractors, custom shoe fabricators and any other professional that can lend to a multidisciplinary enhancement of patients’ biomechanical wellness.
Roberta Nole, PT, MA, Cped and Scott LaBianco, BOCPD dispense custom and non-custom foot orthotics & ankle-foot orthotics, as well as footwear that effectively Improve How You Move.
Contact us today to learn more and to schedule a fitting at (203) 758-8307 or email info@strideorthotics.com
Roberta Nole, PT, MA, Cped and Scott LaBianco, BOCPD dispense custom and non-custom foot orthotics & ankle-foot orthotics, as well as footwear that effectively Improve How You Move.
Contact us today to learn more and to schedule a fitting at (203) 758-8307 or email info@strideorthotics.com
Friday, March 23, 2018
SPRING is HERE! Get Ready for Spring Sports
With the coming of Spring our kids are getting ready for baseball and other spring sports. Make sure your kids are ready with the proper footwear and foot support. Part of that foot support should be a check if your child needs foot orthotics to help with balance, coordination, or pain.
The practitioners and retail establishments that carry our QUADRASTEPS® and littleSTEPS® are all qualified to do a foot evaluation to determine if any intervention is needed. Many have free foot screening clinics throughout the year, you should check your area stores and practitioners to see if there is one inear you. To find a list of practitioners in your area, visit our website www.nolaro24.com/patient/find.
Below are some helpful info for you to consider when trying to decide if you need to take your child to see someone.
Consider Genetics! Many adults recognize that they have feet genetically similar to their parents, but many not realize that they might have passed on these same foot traits to their children! Help your children avoid acquiring your foot problems by having their feet screened by a qualified clinician who can help you determine if treatment should be considered.
Foot Facts:
- It is normal for a child's foot to appear flat up until about the age of 2 due to a thick layer of baby fat that fills the arch area. As long as the child is otherwise healthy, and the foot is flexible and free of pain, then no treatment is necessary.
- A child's arch becomes more apparent around the age of 3 when the fat pad begins to disappear. At this age it is normal to observe a good arch when the child is sitting or lying down. Upon standing however, the arch may look very low. In most cases, this may be completely normal.
- It is uncommon for children to complain of foot pain. Be aware that “Growing Pains” are not always normal and may be a sign that your child may have an unstable foot. Any child complaining of pain should be seen by their doctor to rule out a potentially serious condition and to determine if they are a candidate for foot orthotics.
Consider littleSTEPS® When:
- Your child has poor balance or coordination, awkward gait, or tends to trip and fall.
- Your child habitually walks on their toes or walks with their feet turned in (“intoeing”). for no known medical reason.
- Your child fatigues easily and often wants to be carried.
- And Yes, If you child has any pain related to walking, or has frequent or severe growing pains.
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